Edward Frisbie of Branford and His Descendants


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Edward Frisbie (ca.1621?-d.1690) emigrated from England to Branford, Connecticut. The story of Edward's origin is discussed fully in Volume I, as is the family's probable origin in the village of Frisby-on-the-Wreake in Leicestershire, England. He had a grandson Joseph Frisbie (1688-1758) who probably built Hearthstone, the family home still standing on the Boston Post Road in Branford, in about 1727. Descendants and relatives in New England, New York, Montana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, California and elsewhere. Fourteen generations of descendants are given.




Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986


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The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.







A Family History of Annette Marie Jackson and Burtis Homer Matthews


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Burtis Homer Matthews (1871-1939), son of Leonard Bradley and Matilda Caroline (Peck) Matthews, married Annette Marie Jackson (1872-1940), daughter of Frank Stephen and Julia Lucretia (Tiffany) Jackson in 1892. Descendants and relatives lived in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.